Selbyville, DE Population

Overview

2,806

Total Population

43.5

Median age

46.29%

Female population %

116:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

63.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

466

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Selbyville's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Selbyville is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Selbyville's population under 18 was 17.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Selbyville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Selbyville, 16.11% were under the age of 15, 16.86% aged 15 to 29, 44.51% aged 30 to 64, 22.06% aged 65 to 84, and 0.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 208 less females than males in Selbyville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.29% females and 53.71% males in Selbyville, DE.
The Selbyville, DE gender ratio is 116:100 i.e. 116 men to 100 women (1.160).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 168.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 188.

Selbyville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Selbyville population: 78.26% are White, 6.45% are Black or African American, 0.39% are Asian, 4.67% are some other race and 10.23% are multiracial.
Selbyville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 466 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,34 (83.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Selbyville is White with a population of 2,196 (78.26% of the total population).

Selbyville's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 3,093 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Selbyville's population increased by 10 (0.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Selbyville's population increased by 729 (33.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Selbyville's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,155.